Law and the unequal society: discriminatory legislation in Rhodesia under the Rhodesian Front from 1963 to 1969

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Title:	Law and the unequal society: discriminatory legislation in Rhodesia under the Rhodesian Front from 1963 to 1969
Author:	Palley, Claire
Year:	1970
Periodical:	Race
Volume:	12
Issue:	1
Pages:	15-47
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Zimbabwe
Subjects:	racism legislation
Abstract:	Describes the systematic use of discriminatory laws on a society-wide basis in Rhodesia. After discussion of the purposes of laws and in particular when utilized to achieve, perpetuate, and extend racial inequality, the legal devices adopted by the Rhodesian Front are exposed in their interlinked groups of predominant purpose or effect of the measure. Part 1: The Political Sphere (Measures prior to enactment of the 1969 Constitution; The Constitution of Rhodesia 1969) - The Security Sphere. Ref. Part 2: The Economic Sphere (Laws affecting land; Land Use law and the Rhodesian Front 1963-1969 - rural land; Urban land; The Constitution of Rhodesia 1969 and the Land Tenure Act 1969; Labor; Fiscal policy; Education) - The Social Sphere - Reflections. Ref.